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宅 zhái

residence, dwelling, home; grave

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
宀
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 宀乇 ⿱宀乇

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  1. 他们住在一栋别墅式的住宅里。
    Tāmen zhù zài yí dòng biéshùshì de zhùzhái li.
    They live in a villa-style residence.
    they live at one (measure) villa-style (particle) residence in
  2. 他最近很宅，几乎不出门。
    Tā zuìjìn hěn zhái, jīhū bù chūmén.
    He's been staying home a lot recently, hardly going out.
    he recently very stay-at-home, almost not go-out
  3. 这套住宅面积多大？
    Zhè tào zhùzhái miànjī duō dà?
    How big is this residence?
    this (measure) residence area how big (question)
  4. 这片住宅区一点都不安静。
    Zhè piàn zhùzháiqū yìdiǎn dōu bù ānjìng.
    This residential area isn't quiet at all.
    this (measure) residential-area a-bit at-all not quiet
  5. 周末的时候，他喜欢宅在家里看书。
    Zhōumò de shíhou, tā xǐhuan zhái zài jiā li kànshū.
    On weekends, he likes to stay home reading.
    weekend (particle) time, he like stay-home at home in read-book

Words with 宅 (1)